2019 College Football Hall Of Fame Class Includes The Goodyear Blimp

The Goodyear Blimp has become an iconic image in sports. If it is a major event, you will see the blimp flying above the stadium or arena to provide aerial coverage. Now, the Goodyear Blimp will forever be immortalized in college football history.

On Monday, January 7, the day of the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced the Goodyear Blimp will be inducted as an honorary member of the 2019 Hall of Fame class.

“College players and fans know that when the Goodyear Blimp shows up, it’s a big game. Its presence is intrinsically known and tied to the traditions that make college football so great,” said Archie Manning, National Football Foundation chairman, in a statement. “As the eye in the sky to college football’s greatest coaches, players and moments, it’s only fitting that the Goodyear Blimp joins the College Football Hall of Fame in a year when the game celebrates its 150th anniversary.”

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Fans will be able to experience the blimp’s history in college football with a new exhibit set to open later this year at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The exhibit will showcase historical blimp artifacts, video footage, pictures and more.